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surmising
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/səˈmaɪzɪŋ/
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/sərˈmaɪzɪŋ/
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surmising
noun
surmisings
pl
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предположение
His surmising about the outcome of the election was incorrect.
Его предположение о результате выборов было неверным.
Definitions
The act or process of forming an opinion or conclusion based on incomplete information.
Her surmising about the outcome of the meeting was based on mere speculation.
A conjecture or speculation.
All of his surmisings about the plot turned out to be false.
Synonyms
surmise
supposition
conjecture
speculation
assumption
inference
presumption
guess
hypothesis
theory
postulation
guesswork
estimate
surmising
gerund / present participle
UK
/səˈmaɪzɪŋ/
US
/sərˈmaɪzɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe speculative or conjecturing nature.
Definitions
Speculating or conjecturing; inclined to surmise.
She cast a surmising look at her colleague.
Synonyms
inferring
hypothesizing
theorizing
speculative
presumptive
guessing
speculating
conjecturing
presuming
supposing
surmise
verb
surmising
Gerund
surmised
Past Simple
surmised
Past Participle
surmising
Gerund
UK
/səˈmaɪz/
US
/sərˈmaɪz/
Translations
предполагать
I can only surmise what happened during the meeting.
Я могу только предполагать, что произошло во время встречи.
Additional translations
думать
полагать
Definitions
To suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it.
She surmised that he was not telling the truth based on his nervous behavior.
Synonyms
infer
presume
speculate
guess
conjecture
suspect
hypothesize
deduce
surmise
noun
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A supposition or conjecture that something may be true, even though there is no evidence to confirm it.
Her surmise about the outcome of the meeting was based on intuition rather than facts.
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